Historium

By Jake BartonSociety & Culture Documentary Arts History Performing Arts

Historium episodes

June 20, 2019 #52 [MiniStorium] Bad Luck
History is full of moments of misfortune, irony, or just plain ol’ bad luck. This episode contains eight mini-stories about the times where things went from bad to worse.
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36 min
May 24, 2019 #51 The Ghosts of Notre Dame
This episode is devoted to the 800 year old Notre Dame cathedral and it's incredibly storied past.
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31 min
April 16, 2019 #50 Interview with Dirk Langeveld, author of The Artful Dodger
The story of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll has everything I'm looking for when looking for topics: A wild ride full of twists, turns, and downright unbelievable moments.

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Artful-Dodger-20-Year-Cleveland-Bergdoll/dp/1973925893
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42 min
April 01, 2019 #49 Dead Reckoning
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue...
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16 min
March 19, 2019 #48 The Pinball Wizard
In the 1970s, a hero arose to defend the fact that pinball was a game of skill, not a game of chance.
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19 min
February 19, 2019 #47 Wreck of the Batavia
The ill-fated voyage encountered mutiny, torture, murder, and a mad tyrant as things went from bad to worse...
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37 min
January 17, 2019 #46 Interview with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington
This episode is an interview with Peter Stark, author of Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father.

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Young-Washington-Peter-Stark-audiobook/dp/B07C2YT1QM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23T4RGZSY5SF6&keywords=peter+stark+young+washington&qid=1707930381&s=books&sprefix=peter+stark+young+washington%2Cstripbooks%2C88&sr=1-1
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58 min
December 31, 2018 #45 Ballroom Blitz
New Years Eve, 1922.
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7 min
December 13, 2018 #44 Dungeons & Dragons and The Satanic Panic
The story of Dungeons & Dragons and how an innocent tabletop RPG was caught in the crossfire of moral outrage and religious fundamentalism.
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27 min
November 19, 2018 #43 The Harlem Hellfighters
In this episode, we’ll follow the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment known as the “Harlem Hellfighters” through the horrors of trench warfare, and through their struggle for equality.
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27 min

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Did you ever fall asleep in history class? You’re not alone. History can be boring when focusing on only dates and statistics. Historium seeks to find the narrative of history in some of the most…